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A homeowner found a venomous snake napping inside the tunnel of their model train set
Professional snake wrangler Stuart MacKenzie safely removed the brown tree snake using his bare hands and a few tools
The snake species is known for striking repeatedly when it feels threatened
A venomous snake snuck into a home in Queensland, Australia, where it managed to slither its way onto a model train set.
Per UPI, the reptile curled up in the tunnel of the train set, where it was later discovered by one of the home’s residents. The individual initially believed the snake was a harmless rubber toy, but quickly realized the snake intruder was the real deal and called in a professional.
Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7, a group of professional snake wranglers, sent Stuart MacKenzie to the house. The professional identified the scaly train enthusiast as a brown tree snake.
According to the Australian Reptile Park, brown tree snakes are known for having bad tempers and “will strike repeatedly if they feel threatened.”
“They are colubrid snakes, which means their fangs are at the back of the mouth, so only a very large snake would be able to inject venom into a human,” the park added.
A professional snake catcher, Mackenzie knew how to handle and remove the venomous snake from the train set, and recorded the job for Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7’s social media.
In the clip, Mackenzie approaches the train set holding a net and locates the snake inside the tunnel, curled up in a tight ball. With a long hook device, the snake catcher pulls the “healthy and rather large” snake from the tunnel.
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“Yeah, it’s not — it’s not a rubber [snake],” MacKenzie says. “There she comes, just trying to be nice and gentle.”
After carefully coaxing the snake out of the tunnel, MacKenzie gently grabs and lifts the snake away from the train set, noting that the snake will likely shed its skin soon.
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With the snake out of the tunnel and train traffic clear to commence, Mackenzie places the reptile in a netted bag to remove the critter from the home.
The clip concludes with the snake being released back into the wild, away from homes and businesses.
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